With written request to repair within 5 days.Keep track of calls to landlord and if not repaired call the city inspector about broken door. that might get owner's attention.

I found a hot lead in my area and the preliminary numbers look great!i received rent and sale comps from my realtor and have received pre-approval from my lender.  The home is solid and livable, just needs updating, h...

I wanted to buy more and DTI was too high, I was told so many time I could not keep track of....Now, 8-9 years later, all properties are showing like $800 to $1200 cash flow per month per each property... and my DTI down to like 35% now....

I am a full time teacher, football and track coach in Cedar Hill so not only do we not have a lot of capital to start us out but I also didn't have a lot of extra time.  

Track all expenses and income on the properties you own and review them regularly and try to cut expenses and increase income.  

I could have him/her work the leads from my marketing efforts and pay them on commission, which would keep my overhead costs low.  

I see a lot of articles that state you can use an app to track your miles, however it also always mentions in other sections that the IRS requires that you keep track of your miles as they are occurring, not weeks later etc.

If there's one thing I would add, it's to start tracking your net worth.

Joseph Hennis It sounds like you need to get your arms around tracking the performance of each property from a net income / cash flow perspective.

Good cash flow, fair competition, low overhead, not difficult to run.